stdClass Object ( [id] => 16467 [paper_index] => 202506-01-022281 [title] => FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF ANTHELMINTIC HERBAL CHOCOLATE FOR PEDIATRIC [description] => [author] => Miss. Kalyani Sheshrao Marathe, Mr. Ibrahim I. Qureshi, Mr. Ajay Vitthalrao Bramhane, Miss. Swati Bhimrao Dapke, Miss. Geeta Bhagwan Khote, Miss. Poonam Fakirchand Morde [googlescholar] => [doi] => [year] => 2025 [month] => June [volume] => 11 [issue] => 6 [file] => fm/jpanel/upload/2025/June/202506-01-022281.pdf [abstract] => • The increasing resistance to synthetic anthelmintic drugs and their associated side effects have prompted the exploration of natural alternatives. This study focuses on the formulation and evaluation of a novel herbal chocolate incorporating plant-based anthelmintic agent • The formulation was assessed for its physical properties, taste acceptability, and stability. In vitro anthelmintic activity was evaluated using Pheretima posthuma (earthworm) as a model organism. The herbal chocolate demonstrated significant anthelmintic activity in comparison with standard drugs such as albendazole. The results suggest that herbal chocolate is a promising, palatable, and effective alternative for treating helminthic infections, warranting further clinical investigation. • The chocolate is most loving food of children whereas the medicine is hating substance. So, objective of present study was to formulate the chocolate that contain drug i.e., medicated chocolate to prevent the disease. Ocimum Sanctum (Tulsi) is the herbal drug which having several medicinal properties, anthelmintic activity is one of them. Thus, we have to formulate the chocolate with aqueous extract of Tulsi that gives anthelmintic activity. Further, prepared medicated chocolate is evaluated for general appearance, dimension, weight variation, blooming test, physical stability, moisture content determination etc Oral drug delivery is one of the most common routes of drug administration due to its patient compliance and ease of usage. But this route is an immense challenge for the drug delivery to pediatric patients. Our present research work emphasizes on the solution to this problem. The present research work deals with the formulation and evaluation of a medicated herbal chocolate which is one of the most common medicines used for pediatrics for the treatment of intestinal worms and related problems [keywords] => [doj] => 2025-06-09 [hit] => [status] => [award_status] => P [orderr] => 52 [journal_id] => 1 [googlesearch_link] => [edit_on] => [is_status] => 1 [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) [short_code] => IJMR [eissn] => 2455-3662 (Online) [pissn] => - -- [home_page_wrapper] => images/products_image/11.IJMR.png ) Error fetching PDF file.